fanfare
noun
a flourish or short air played on trumpets or the like.
fanfares
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pluralof fanfare.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For Bruckner, rising melodic scales, humongous fanfares with trumpets and horns and Wagner tubas galore and repeated patterns over and over by an unstoppable orchestra serve as injections of musical endorphins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
Some blocos are powered by behemoth sound trucks known as electric trios, others by small fanfares.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
But all the fancy regal fanfares in the world on Tuesday might be drowned out by bigger realities.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2023
Along with the new, there will be the usual trumpet fanfares and music which has been historically used at coronations over the last four centuries.
From Reuters ● May 4, 2023
Horns blew fanfares as Lionstar and Lady Lyanna pushed out from shore, moving downriver to clear the way for Seaswift.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
